Hungarian Cottage Cheese Bacon Pasta Recipes

HUNGARIAN NOODLES WITH BACON AND COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• In a skillet, fry the bacon over moderate heat till crisp, drain on paper towels, and keep the drippings hot.
• Bring a large kettle of salted water to a rolling boil, add the noodles, return to the boil, and cook till tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain the noodles well, then add the bacon drippings, cottage cheese, and pepper and toss over very low heat to warm the cheese. Add the bacon, toss again, and serve immediately.

TUROS CSUSZA - DRY-CURD COTTAGE CHEESE AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Using a large pan, cook the diced bacon until crisp; remove bacon from pan and keep warm.
• On low heat, stir the sour cream into the bacon fat.
• To the pan, add the noodles, bacon, dry cottage cheese, salt and pepper. Combine gently.
• On low heat, gently fold the contents until heated through. Adjust seasonings.
• With lid on pan, let set for half hour before serving. They taste best if not too hot.
• Garnish with more sour cream and dill if desired.

TUROS CSUSZA -- PASTA WITH COTTAGE CHEESE (HUNGARY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a boil, then add pasta & cook until al dente, about 8-10 minutes. Drain well.
• In a skilled over medium-high heat, cook bacon until crisp, about 8-10 minutes, then drain, cool & crumble & set aside.
• In a 2-quart casserole place drained noodles, then stir sour cream into the noodles.
• Spoon cottage cheese evenly over the top of the noodle mixture & sprinkle crumbled bacon over the top of that. Season to taste with salt.
• Bake 3-5 minutes or until cottage cheese softens.

TUROS CSUSZA (PASTA WITH COTTAGE CHEESE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain well.
• Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until crisp; drain, crumble, and set aside.
• Place the drained noodles in a large baking dish. Stir the sour cream into the noodles. Spoon the cottage cheese evenly over the top of the noodle mixture. Sprinkle the crumbled bacon over the top; season with salt.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cottage cheese softens, 3 to 5 minutes.